Students enrolled at six universities fraudulently secured more than £7 million over three years, leaked data has revealed. Leading higher education figures say “organised networks appear to be targeting” the loan system. Since 2022, the Student Loans Company (SLC) has identified 1,785 fraudulent funding applications from students linked to six universities, five of which franchise their degrees to private colleges. In total, £22 million was identified as fraudulent, including £14.9 million that was suspended and saved following suspicious applications. An investigation by The Sunday Times last week discovered that thousands of students with “absolutely no academic intent” were

Phillip Schofield's affair with a male This Morning colleague and Seann Walsh's snog with Katya Jones are just a couple that spring to mind, with Danny Jones and Maura Higgins 'drunken kiss' being the latest scandal. A photo of the pair kissing caused a media firestorm as the infamous Strictly curse reared it's ugly head once more. Seann was in a relationship with then girlfriend Rebecca Humphries at the time, while Katya was married to fellow Strictly professional Neil Jones. They had been dating for 16 months when Sam discovered what happened between the former Love Island star and Brahim. In 2014 Neil finally said sorry to game show host Les for the affair he had with his then-wife Amanda.

New Park Manor hotel near Brockenhurst has been named one of the UK's best by The Times. (Image: PR)A New Forest hotel has been hailed as one of the best in the UK after being named in a list of "best value" stays. Travel experts at The Times released a list of 33 of the best hotels across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that cost less than £150 a night. New Park Manor Hotel on Lyndhurst Road in Brockenhurst has been praised by the paper, who also called the bed and breakfast the "Best Family-Friendly Hotel" in the UK. New Park Manor Hotel boasts its own spa, with a 16-metre indoor pool, and a heated outdoor pool open from May 19 to September.

Travel experts at The Times released a list of 33 of the best hotels across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that cost less than £150 a night. New Park Manor Hotel on Lyndhurst Road in Brockenhurst has been praised by the paper, who also called the bed and breakfast the "Best Family-Friendly Hotel" in the UK. READ MORE: Popular Southampton hotel scoops top awardThe Times' review said: "We all know that family-friendly really means parent-friendly — something New Park Manor has down to a fine art. New Park Manor Hotel boasts its own spa, with a 16-metre indoor pool, and a heated outdoor pool open from May 19 to September. New Park Manor Hotel's attentive staff were also praised, and the review noted that bed and breakfast double rooms start at £130, with main meals from £20.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday's newspapers...SUNDAY EXPRESSManchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes has emerged as a surprise transfer target for Real Madrid, according to reports. Chelsea's sporting director Laurence Stewart reportedly made use of his club's weekend off by travelling to France on a Ligue 1 scouting trip on Friday night. Incoming Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta has been tasked with seeing the signing of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi over the line. Eintracht Frankfurt are set to play hardball with Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United over in-demand striker Hugo Ekitike this summer. Manchester United fan group The 1958 are planning a sit-in protest at next weekend's Manchester derby after they and breakaway club FC United held a joint protest against the Glazers on Saturday.

"Harry is a bully, says charity chief", is the Telegraph's headline, referring to comments made by Sophie Chandauka after the Prince resigned last week. The Sunday Express, external carries a picture of a collapsed clock tower in the city of Mandalay where it says many people are still trapped. The Sunday Times, external leads with the arrest of six women at a Quaker meeting house in London, who had met, it says, to discuss "climate change and Gaza". The Times says it's the latest accusation against the force that it's over-policing the "right to protest and free speech". The Telegraph, external says the BBC's director-general, Tim Davie, has refused the offer of anti-Semitism training for the broadcaster three times since 2019.

More than 8,000 adverts on social media were taken down last year where smugglers were promoting crossings, before moving to encrypted channels. Some 600 engines were seized and hundreds of people arrested for facilitating journeys in efforts to crack down on smuggling gangs. The legislation is continuing through Parliament with plans to introduce new criminal offences and hand counter terror-style powers to police and enforcement agencies to crack down on people-smuggling gangs. The addition announced on Sunday will widen the right to work scheme for gig economy workers not currently covered in existing laws. Ahead of the international summit, the Conservatives said Labour’s claims of being tough on immigration were “risible”.

Below is a listed overview of all the applications submitted to Cumberland Council this week:Langfauld Farm, Langrigg, Wigton, CA7 3LL. No: FUL/2025/00312, Victoria Road, Cockermouth, CA13 9PA. No: WTPO/2025/001217 Sunscales Avenue, Cockermouth, CA13 9DY. Proposal for a single-storey rear extension and widening of the driveway access with additional dropped kerbs. No: FUL/2025/0026Cragg Farm, Eaglesfield, Cockermouth, CA13 0SG.

In 2023, Oxfordshire County Council introduced a new verge maintenance policy, which resulted in grass verges in Oxford being cut once a year. The county council pays Oxford City Council to manage the majority of the grass verges in the city. The updated maintenance schedule follows budget approval from Oxford City Council last month. The nine areas are Abberbury Road Roundabout, Abingdon Road, Church Cowley Road, Eastern Bypass Central Reservation, Grenoble Road, Green Road, Marston Ferry Road, Oxford Road in New Marston, and Sunderland Avenue. Parks and green spaces are mown eight times a year, with additional litter picking at peak times.

The west African nation is the biggest producer of cocoa in the world, with farmers in the region of Tonkpi supplying chocolate global markets, including the UK. The group has put women through leadership programmes, built basic maternity clinics and set up entrepreneur associations in several remote villages. Women dancing outside the maternity clinic in the village of Podiagouime, near the city of Man (Chris Terry/Fairtrade/PA)“When a woman is about to deliver, it’s not comfortable. Midwife Ferehala Diarrasouba in the maternity clinic in the village of Podiagouime, near the city of Man (Chris Terry/Fairtrade/PA)“If a woman is independent, it really helps society. Members of the women’s Village Loan and Savings Association in Gouele, near the city of Man (Chris Terry/Fairtrade/PA)“My children are the ones who motivate me in this.

Ayot Bury is a grade II listed Georgian manor house with nine bedrooms and 41 acres. It’s on the edge of the village of Ayot St Peter, two miles from Welwyn Garden City. Period highlights include a near-1,200 sq ft ballroom with an elaborate marble fireplace and a drawing room with hand-painted silk panels. A two-bedroom annexe can be accessed from inside the house or from a separate entrance. The landscaped garden has rose beds, rhododendrons and a pond; there is also a tennis court and manège.

“The arrests were necessary to fully investigate the allegations as is routine in these types of matters. Following further investigations, officers deemed that no further action should be taken due to insufficient evidence. In relation to the police visit on 20 December, a complaint was submitted which was reviewed by our Professional Standards Department. It was deemed that the service provided by officers was appropriate.”

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Harry announced, earlier this week, he had quit as patron for Sentebale, the charity he co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006, amid a boardroom battle within the organisation. The charity was set up in honour of the duke’s mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, to help young people and children in southern Africa, particularly those living with HIV and Aids. The Duke co-founded the charity in honour of his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales (Dominic Lipinski/PA)The move came as several trustees left the organisation in a dispute with the chair of the board, Sophie Chandauka, having requested her resignation. According to The Times newspaper, the dispute among trustees and the chair arose around a decision to focus fundraising in Africa. In a separate interview on Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Dr Chandauka criticised the manner of Harry’s resignation.

The YouTube video in which this material was delivered to me, unprompted by anything I had been consciously searching, is entitled The Cumbrian Dregpike. It is striking that the kelpie was supposedly indigenous just over the border, not at all far away from its Cumbrian cousin, the dregpike. He was acquainted with the legend of the dregpike and considered writing a story about it but changed it into something else. His elder brother, trying to protect their sister, shouted repeatedly at the huge fish. After 20,000 years, the dregpike may still be present in Ullswater's dark waters, close to our paddling or swimming feet.